The 13th ASEAN & Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies October 22th, 2015 Hyogo prefecture, Japan Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction through Multi-National Cooperation in the Asian Region ADRC Activities 1. Natural disasters and Asia 2. UN Conference and Natural Disaster 3. Asian Disaster Reduction Center :Major activities after Sendai Asian Disaster Reduction Center, ADRC 1
1.Natural disasters and Asia number of natural disasters 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 1975-79 1980-84 1985-89 1990-94 1995-99 2000-04 2005-09 2010-14 2 Source: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database www.emdat.be Universite Cathorique de Louvain, Brussels (Belgium)
Share of Natural Disasters Occurred in the World by Regions 1975-2011 Oceania 5% Europe 13% Africa 20% Asia 38% Americas 24% Source: CRED EM-DAT, Univeresite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium 3
Share of the affected in the World 1975-2011 Europe 6.4% Oceania 0.2% Africa 25.5% Europe 0.7% Oceania 0.3% Africa 6.5% Americas 3.5 % Asia 53.3% Americas 14.6% Asia 89% killed affected Source: CRED EM-DAT, Univeresite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium 4
300 thousand 250 200 150 100 Epidemic Wildfire Extreme temperature Drought Mass Movement Volcano Earthquake Storm Flood 50 0 Number of the killed Source: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database 5 www.emdat.be Universite Cathorique de Louvain, and UN
Areas vulnerable to Natural Disasters in Japan Source:MLIT Flood Mudslide, Landslide Earthquake liquefaction Seismic vibration Tsunami Vulnerable 6 areas
A single disaster can wipe out annual GDP of a country, also social stability and national security Natural disaster can be the biggest obstacle to social security of a country Disaster Risk Reduction is a precondition for Sustainable Development in Asia 7
2. UN Conference and Natural Disaster World Conference on DRR 1990s International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction, IDNDR 1994 The First World Conference in Yokohama Yokohama Strategy 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake 2005 The Second World Conference in Kobe, Hyogo Hyogo Framework for Action, HFA 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami 8
The Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Date: 14-18 March 2015 Venue: Sendai City, JAPAN More than 6,500 participants including heads of states government, ministers and representatives from 187 member states, and 150,000 visitors 9
Outcome of the WCDRR Adoption of: - Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 - Sendai Declaration 10
International Agenda Sendai Framework Seven Global Targets Reduce mortality, disaster economic loss, etc. Increase countries with DRR strategy, etc. New Perspectives Investment in DRR Build Back Better Focus on Stakeholders International Agenda after WCDRR Post-2015 Development Agenda To be adopted at the UN GA in September 2015 Expected to clearly include DRR in their targets COP21 Conference in Paris in November 30th to December 11th, 2015 Expected to prioritize DRR as an important element of adaptation to the impact of climate change Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction Disaster risk reduction is mainstreamed when countries define DRR as a priority issue and include DRR in all development policies and plans. By mainstreaming DRR, investment in DRR is enhanced, leading to a disaster resilient country. 11
Date : March 17 th Sessions: Public forum :Building Resilience at the Local Level Learning from the Experiences in the Efforts for Sustainable CBDRR Activities in Asia Organizer: BNPB, Indonesia, JICA, ADRC 1: Lessons Learned from the efforts for enhancing local resilience in Asia, 2: Building Sustainability of Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts in Asia Main findings: 1. Ensuring sustainability of community-based disaster risk reduction through means of national and local policies, guidelines, system and so on 2. Strengthening partnerships among stakeholders to promote CBDRR 3. Mainstreaming CBDRR-CBDRM into local development plans and policies 12
The Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction, ACDR Since 2003, the Asian Conference on Disaster Reduction, ACDR has been coorganised by the Cabinet Office, Japan, UNISDR and ADRC. ACDR 2015 was held on March 15 th, as a public forum of the WCDRR. Date: 15th March 2015 Venue: Sendai City, JAPAN More than 180 participants from 29 countries with representatives of national and local governments, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, academia, and private sectors. 13
3. ADRC and major activities after Sendai Asian Disaster Reduction Center, ADRC was established in 1998. HAT Kobe is one of the areas redeveloped after the Earthquake in 1995 as one of the symbols of recovery and BBB, where many disaster related institutions are concentrated, including the Earthquake Museum, DRI, JICA training center, Japanese Red Cross Hospital, UNISDR, UNOCHA, IRP. 14
ADRC Member Countries Iran 30 Member Countries, 5 Advisor Countries 15
Missions and major activities Missions 1. Strengthening the Disaster Reduction Capacity of Member Countries 2. Developing a Society where Human Beings can Lead a Safer and more Comfortable Life 3. Helping Create Society Capable of Achieving Sustainable Development Activities 1. Information Sharing on Disaster Risk Reduction 2. Human Resources Development 3. Cooperation with Member Countries, International / Regional Organisations and NGOs 16
Steps after Sendai for a more resilient Asian region -Raising awareness -- World Tsunami Day -- -Community-based DM in ageing and urbanising Asia through people-centered disaster risk reduction -Better use of satellite imagery, better bridging scientific and locally based knowledge 17
World Tsunami Day Threat of Tsunamis is a shared concern in many countries in the World. Chile in 1960 Papua New Guinea in 1998 off the coast of Sumatra in 2004 off the Samoa in 2009 off Solomon Islands in 2007 & 2013 Tohoku, Japan in 2011 The number of the victims by tsunami could be reduced throughout the efforts to increase awareness of the international community by designating the World Tsunami Day, as a follow-up of the WCDRR, thereby contributing to achieve the target defined in the Sendai Framework for DRR. 18
Inamura no Hi in more than 10 languages from ADRC site http://www.adrc.asia/publications/inamura/list.html 19
People-centered and community-based disaster risk reduction Town watching ADRC has contributed to training of trainers, ToT by organising Town watching for community based disaster risk reduction in member countries. Case of Hue, Vietnam 20
Community Based Hazard Mapping ADRC developed the tool for capacity building at community level Local Govt. Local People Conditions (Land, Road, House,...) Estimation (Magnitude, Water level, Land Slide,...) Evacuation (Safe Place, Route,...) Objectives Hazard Map (Draft Plan) Town Watching Method Knowledge (Past Disasters, Land Use, Evacuation Centers, Vulnerable People,...) Researcher Current Scientific and Technological Aspects (Science, Engineering,...) To involve local residents in developing hazard maps for their community To reflect the opinions of local residents in local policy making To promote common understanding of risks among local residents, governments and experts 21
Progressive Ageing and Urbanisation in Asia Japan China India Indonesia Philippines South Korea Singapore Thailand Advanced Developing Year:2010 100.0 90.0 80.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 WORLD AFRICA ASIA Eastern Asia Central Asia 30.0 Southern Asia 20.0 10.0 0 South-Eastern Asia Western Asia Share of aged population 22 Population in urban areas Source : UN World urbanisation prospects 2014
Sentinel Asia and ADRC 23
Flood in Myanmar in July ALOS-2 PALSOR2 Post Disaster The Image produced in two days after the flood upon the request. The inundated area is in blue. 24
SFlood in Myanmar in July Three landslide dams were founded in interpreted area, one of which bursted on 28 August, and Hakhley village was swept in mudflow. 25
ADRC promotes disaster risk reduction through multi-national/multi-stakeholder/multi-lateral cooperation in the Asian region. http://www.adrc.asia Thank you very much 26